Ezio is a folk band from Cambridge, England, formed in 1990. They are named after their lead singer and main composer, Ezio Lunedei.
Members Ezio Lunedei, lead singer, guitar and main composer Mark "Booga" Fowell, guitar Lidia Cascarino, bass Lee Russell, percussion, steel guitar and other instruments Alex Reeves, drums.
The band vary their on-stage line-up depending on the venue; some gigs feature all five members in the line-up, whereas some gigs in smaller venues will have just Ezio and Fowell.
Career Ezio was formed , by a duo of guitarists, Ezio Lunedei—of Italian descent—and Mark "Booga" Fowell—from Kenya. The former had been working as a surveyor and the latter studying to be a biochemist. The band self released their first two albums, before being picked up by Arista Records, in 1995.
Their profile was raised considerably when their song Cancel Today was chosen by Tony Blair for his Desert Island Discs selection. This led the song to enjoy "unforeseen airplay" and discussion, and reportedly led to shops selling out of their CDs.
The band has released eight studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs.
Discography Studio albums The Angel Song (1993) – Salami Records Black Boots on Latin Feet (1995) – Arista Records Diesel Vanilla (1997) – Arista Records Higher (2000) – Salami Records The Making of Mr. Spoons (2003) – Eagle Records Ten Thousand Bars (2006) – Tapete Records This Is the Day (2010) – Tapete Records Adam and the Snake (2014) – Tapete Records Daylight Moon (2016) – Jazzhaus Records
Compilation albums Lost and Found (Volume 2) (2006) – Salami Records
Live albums Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (1999) – Salami Records Live:Cambridge (2004) – Salami Records Das Bootleg – Live in Mannheim (Part 1) (2008) – Salami Records Ten Thousand Bars – Live (2008) – Tapete Records
DVDs Ezio Live (1996) – Salami Records Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (1999) – Salami Records Live at the Junction (2005) – Salami Records
References
External links
Official site Ezio at MySpace
Fan gig review